Adjustable footrest



March 7, 1944. o -r0 2,343,681

ADJUSTABLE FOOTREST Filed June 17. 19 43 j -|NVENTOR V 1 BY Z14 6 Arr? Patented Mar. 7, 1944 UNITED STATE PATENT OFFICE ADJUSTABLE FOOTREST Anthony F. LoCurto, near San Jose, Calif.

Application June '17, 1943, Serial No. 491,239 g 2. Claims. (01.15-265).

The present invention relates particularly to the type of foot rest forming a part of the standard shoe-shining stand.

Insofar as is known to applicant stands of the character indicated are fitted with foot rests having a fixed height, rests or supports that are very satisfactory for individuals of average height. But those numerous individuals who fall within a difierent category, that is, rthose who are exceptionally short legged or exceptionally long legged find it extremely difficult to adapt themselves to this fixed height and at the same time assume a position that is comfortable and inconspi-cuous.

It is, therefore, one object of the present invention to provide a rest or support of the character indicated that may be quickly and easily adjusted to any desired height to properly accommodate persons of any size.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a device of the character indicated that will be simple in form and construction, economical to manufacture, strong, durable, and highly efiicient in. its practical application.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a device embodying my invention, with a part broken away,

Figure 2 is :a sectional view on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Referring now more particularly to the specific embodiment disclosed, I show at l a base member having a socket 2 formed therein to support a vertically disposed bar as 3.

The vertical shaft or support 3 has a vertical slot 4 formed lengthwise therein, and extending downwardly from the top to a point as 5 adjacent the bottom and parallel with the two sides 6.

Along one vertical edge of the shaft 3 are formed horizontally disposed and spaced sockets as 1, these sockets l consequently extending across the slot 4. The lower portion of each socket 1 has, in cross-section, the form of the segment of a circle and its upper portion slopes upwardly and outwardly to merge with the vertical edge in which the socket is placed.

At 8 is shown a rigid bar of any suitable material that is rectangular in cross-section and of suitable thickness to slide easily in the slot 4 and fitted on one end with a foot plate as 9. The lower or other end of the bar is provided with three pins as H], H and I2 that extend laterally on both sides of the bar as shown. The pin in is proportioned to seat easily and solidly in any one of the sockets I and is placed in line with the forward edge of bar 8. The pin II is placed directly opposite to' pin lll"adjacent the rear edge of the bar, the two pins being spaced apart slightly more than the width of shaft 3.

The pin 12 is placed adjacent the same edge as pin II and also near the adjacent end of the bar 8, being spaced from the pin I I approximately the same as the spacing between pins l0 and I I. The spacing between the pins II and I2 is immaterial because pin I2 is merely a stop pin as hereinafter set forth.

In using the device the rigid shaft 3 is supported in a vertical position in any suitable manner with the socket 'I facing away from the seat in which the customer sits and not here shown. If the customer is a long legged individual the bar 8 is thrust into the slot 4 with the pins I0, I l and I2 in the position shown in dotted lines. The pins II and [2 are positioned to form a guide bearing against the rear edge of shaft 3, in which position pin II! is held in a position to slide easily up or down the shaft and past the sockets I. In the case of the long legged individual the bar 8 is allowed to slide down shaft 3 to some suitable position as shown in solid lines where the pin 10 is permitted to fall into a socket l. The bar 8 may be considered as a lever of either the first or second class, depending upon which pin, ID or II, is recognized as the fulcrum. Be that as it may, the weight of the bar alone urges it in the direction of the arrow I3 and automatically urges the pin l0 into a socket 1, at which time the pin ll bears against the rear opposite edge of shaft 3 and positively limits the forward tilting of the bar. By swinging the bar 8 backwardly until both pins l l and I2 contact the rear edge of shaft 3, the pin Ill is removed from the socket l and the bar 8 can be moved upwardly or downwardly as desired to a new position.

The mounting of bar 8 on shaft 3 is such that it will always extend upwardly beyond the upper end of the shaft 3 and be secured at an acute angle relative thereto. By means of this larrangement the foot plate 9 will be so positioned that the shaft 3 can \offer no obstruction to the free movement of the hands of the operator during the polishing operation.

Although but one specific embodiment of the invention has herein been illustrated and described, it will be understood that various alterations in the details of construction and mode of assembly and operation may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as indicalted in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. An adjustable foot rest of the character described comprising, a rigid vertically disposed supporting b'ar having a slot formed therethrough extending from the top thereof downwardly to a point adjacent the bottom thereof parallel with its sides, and having a series of sockets formed in one edge thereof and extending laterally on both sides of said slot, and a lever proportioned to slidably engage said slot and having pins disposed laterally in one end and extending from both sides of said lever and a foot plate mounted on the other end of said lever, two of said pins being disposed at opposite edges of the lever and spaced apart slightly more than the width of said supporting bar, one of said pins being disposed to removably seat in one of said sockets and the other to seat against the supporting bar on the edge opposite to said sockets, and a third pin disposed in :the lever in parallel relation to the last mentioned pin adjacent the end of the lever to form a stop to limit the swinging movement of the lever when the first pin is disengaged from its socket.

2. An adjustable foot rest of the character de scribed comprising, a rigid vertically disposed supporting bar having a slot formed therethrough extending from the top thereof downwardly to a point adjacent the bottom thereof parallel with its sides, and having a series of sockets formed in one edge thereof and extending laterally on both sides of said slot, and 'a lever proportioned to slidably engage said slot and having pins disposed laterally in one end and extending from both sides of said lever and a foot plate mounted on the other end of said lever, two of said pins being disposed at opposite edges of said lever and spaced apart slightly more than the width of said bar, one of said pins being disposed to removably seat in one of said sockets and the other to seat against the bar on the edge opposite to said sockets.

ANTHONY F. LO CURTO. 

